This article is the third in a series featuring three-dimensional embossing on aluminum. The example shown here is from one of our aluminum holiday cards. It highlights the effective use of a blind emboss. A blind emboss utilizes the same finish on the embossed graphics and the background for a ...
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Deidre Kruser
Embossing Metal Nameplates Virtually all products feature a company name or trademark as a symbol of the quality you expect to experience when purchasing the product. Using a nameplate to prominently position your brand in front of your customer allows you to precisely control that message. ...
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Deidre Kruser
Aluminum Holiday Card The inspiration for the finishes used in this design came from our interaction with customers in a variety of industries around the world. We receive many requests to create a premium look on metal whether working on the design of a nameplate or interior trim. Aluminum is a ...
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Deidre Kruser
Aluminum Holiday Ornament This holiday ornament designed and printed for a local charity celebrates their 25th anniversary. The elegant design combines a warm gold tint with a pearlescent white finish and highly contrasting black finish leaving room for personalization through engraving.
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Mitch Larson
Here’s a piece of Northern Engraving’s history that one of my co-workers recently came across at a local auction. It's an original Northern Engraving "cut" from the early 1900s.
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Deidre Kruser
Aluminum Packer Emblems and Switchplate No question about it, in Wisconsin we love our Packers. Of course there is that occasional Bears fan but you have those oddities anywhere. We'll be cheering our team on Sunday during the NFC championship. In honor of the game we are sharing some of our ...
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Deidre Kruser
Our 2010 holiday cards combines two of the most popular themes in aluminum patterns over the last year, gradations of color and graphic images. Actually we've thrown in a third on the left hand side, this printed texture morphs in size and shape as it follows the contoured bead of bright aluminum. ...
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Deidre Kruser
This aluminum ornament was designed and printed for a local charity. We have worked with the organization for several years designing metal ornaments which can be engraved in memory of a loved one. This design illustrates the effective use of brushed and bright aluminum combined with a transparent ...
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